This gallery is about the movement of people, goods and ideas across and around the Atlantic Ocean from the 17th century to the 19th century. The connections created by these movements changed the lives of people on...

Dubbed 'Cottonopolis', Manchester was once the international centre of the world’s cotton industry. The city imported up to a billion tonnes of raw cotton a year, towns like Bolton and Preston became manufacturing...

World-shaping, record-breaking, life-changing. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the world’s first intercity line that started a transport revolution. Stand in the original waiting rooms of the world’s oldest ...

Discover the story of our historic site, get on board with the transport revolution and uncover Manchester’s aviation history. Weave your way around Cottonopolis, discover why small is beautiful in Manchester and...

Discover the machinery that powered mills all over the North West and helped to shape our world. Once a railway transit shed, the Power Hall is now home to some of our locomotives, rolling stock and a huge collection of ...

Wonderful new exhibition based on images of 'House of Newman' stands at NAFD annual trade shows, where the Newman Brothers could display their latest coffin furniture designs to funeral directors. This exhibition allows ...

Newman Brothers at the Coffin Works
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Birmingham
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4 November 2016 — 4 November 2021